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Genomatix adds Genomatix Pathway System to Illumina's BaseSpace Apps

Genomatix today announced it has added the Genomatix Pathway System (GePS) to BaseSpace Apps, Illumina's dedicated applications store and informatics community dedicated to advancing genomic analysis.

12 Sep 2013

T-rays are ideal for detecting early signs of melanoma

The technology that peeks underneath clothing at airport security screening check points has great potential for looking underneath human skin to diagnose cancer at its earliest and most treatable stages, a scientist said here today.

12 Sep 2013

Researchers develop innovative system to test how virus interacts with cells in body

Researchers at The Mount Sinai Medical Center have developed an innovative system to test how a virus interacts with cells in the body — to see, for example, what happens in lung cells when a deadly respiratory virus attacks them.

12 Sep 2013

Psychiatrist documents how schizophrenia impacts brain tissue

It's hard to fully understand a mental disease like schizophrenia without peering into the human brain. Now, a study by University of Iowa psychiatry professor Nancy Andreasen uses brain scans to document how schizophrenia impacts brain tissue as well as the effects of anti-psychotic drugs on those who have relapses.

12 Sep 2013

Health IT Now Coalition commends two Congressmen for helping in introducing TELE-MED Act

The Health IT Now Coalition today commended Congressmen Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) and Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) for their commitment to the health of America's seniors and the disabled by introducing the TELEmedicine for MEDicare Act, which allows Medicare providers to treat Medicare patients electronically across state lines without the need to obtain multiple state licenses.

12 Sep 2013

Genia Technologies receives $5M grant from NIH to develop nanopore-based DNA sequencing platform

Genia Technologies, Inc. today announced that the company, as part of a research consortium with Columbia University and Harvard Medical School, received a Revolutionary Genome Sequencing Technologies – The $1,000 Genome grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

12 Sep 2013

Ventana gets CFDA approval for VENTANA ALK immunohistochemistry assay

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., a member of the Roche Group, today announced the approval of the VENTANA ALK immunohistochemistry assay by the Chinese Food and Drug Administration as a companion diagnostic to aid in the identification of patients for Pfizer's CFDA-approved oncology product XALKORI (crizotinib).

12 Sep 2013

Medflow chooses DataMotion Direct secure messaging service for exchange of PHI

DataMotion, an innovative health information service provider with more than 14 years of experience in secure data delivery, today announced that Medflow, Inc., the leading provider of electronic health records for ophthalmology, has selected its DataMotion Direct secure messaging service.

11 Sep 2013

New advances toward making molecular prosthetics a reality

The vision for a new branch of medicine, inspired by the ancient field that began with peg legs and hand hooks, commanded the spotlight in a major address by its pioneer here today at the 246th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society.

11 Sep 2013

Tri-linear interpolation algorithm can achieve cerebral white matter fiber reliable tracking

At present, fiber tracking algorithms are divided into deterministic tractography and probabilistic tractography. In deterministic algorithms, scholars proposed the fiber assignment by continuous tracking algorithm, the tensor deflection algorithm, the tensorline algorithm.

11 Sep 2013

Strides therapeutic approach helps autistic children reach breakthroughs in communication

Luke, a 7-year-old autistic child had primarily only expressed requests to his parents (e.g., I want a drink), but this past year he was given a 1-pound iPad, introduced to a 1,000 pound horse and a special program called Strides©.

11 Sep 2013

Study suggests that social media can be used to successfully improve medical practice

Barcelona, Spain: A doctor from the UK has shown how an innovative music video can help increase awareness of how to treat asthma.

11 Sep 2013

Professor to develop DNA sequencing technologies to search for long-range genome interactions

Why do some people develop disease while others with the same genetic mutation don't? For example, the National Cancer Institute estimates that women who inherit a harmful BRCA2 mutation have a 45 percent chance of developing breast cancer by age 70.

11 Sep 2013

Unique mobile app allows parents to access information about safety of vaccines

The Vaccine Education Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is launching Vaccines on the Go: What You Should Know, a unique mobile app that allows busy parents to access up-to-date, reliable information about the science and safety of vaccines -- wherever and whenever they need it.

11 Sep 2013

Screening of growth disorders using EHR system linked with higher rate of detection in kids

"Monitoring of linear growth is a well-established part of pediatric health care in the developed world. Although monitoring aims to support early diagnosis and timely treatment of disorders affecting growth, such disorders are often diagnosed late," write Ulla Sankilampi, M.D., Ph.D., of Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland, and colleagues.

11 Sep 2013

InSightec: First patient treated in ExAblate Neuro Phase III pivotal trial for tremor

InSightec Ltd, the global leader in MR guided focused ultrasound, announced that the first patient has been treated as part of an ExAblate Neuro Phase III pivotal trial. The trial is a multicenter, double-blinded, randomized study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of treatment using the ExAblate Neuro in medication-refractory essential tremor patients.

11 Sep 2013

Experts to develop internet-based platform that links health data with environment, climatic factors

Experts from the University of Exeter, the Met Office, Public Health England, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and University of Bristol will be involved in the project which, over three years, will develop an internet-based platform that will link health data with information on the environment and climate.

11 Sep 2013

2D Barcoding of U.S. vaccines: an interview with Dr. Leonard Friedland, VP, Director, Scientific Affairs and Public Health, GSK Vaccines North America

2D barcodes contain product identification, lot number, and expiration date. Linear barcodes only contain product identification information.

10 Sep 2013

Three rapid diagnostic tests could be used to diagnose drug resistance in TB

Results of a new study suggest that three new diagnostic tests could each be used to successfully diagnose drug resistance in tuberculosis (TB) patients in a quarter of the time taken by the current method.

10 Sep 2013

Heart IT releases WebPAX cardiac echo reporting module

Heart IT, the global leader that pioneered the first FDA approved zero-footprint medical imaging workstation, announced today the release of the WebPAX cardiac echo reporting module.

10 Sep 2013

Device / Technology News

Genomatix adds Genomatix Pathway System to Illumina's BaseSpace Apps

T-rays are ideal for detecting early signs of melanoma

Researchers develop innovative system to test how virus interacts with cells in body

Psychiatrist documents how schizophrenia impacts brain tissue

Health IT Now Coalition commends two Congressmen for helping in introducing TELE-MED Act

Genia Technologies receives $5M grant from NIH to develop nanopore-based DNA sequencing platform

Ventana gets CFDA approval for VENTANA ALK immunohistochemistry assay

Medflow chooses DataMotion Direct secure messaging service for exchange of PHI

New advances toward making molecular prosthetics a reality

Tri-linear interpolation algorithm can achieve cerebral white matter fiber reliable tracking

Strides therapeutic approach helps autistic children reach breakthroughs in communication

Study suggests that social media can be used to successfully improve medical practice

Professor to develop DNA sequencing technologies to search for long-range genome interactions

Unique mobile app allows parents to access information about safety of vaccines

Screening of growth disorders using EHR system linked with higher rate of detection in kids

InSightec: First patient treated in ExAblate Neuro Phase III pivotal trial for tremor

Experts to develop internet-based platform that links health data with environment, climatic factors

2D Barcoding of U.S. vaccines: an interview with Dr. Leonard Friedland, VP, Director, Scientific Affairs and Public Health, GSK Vaccines North America

Three rapid diagnostic tests could be used to diagnose drug resistance in TB

Heart IT releases WebPAX cardiac echo reporting module

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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